peewit
n . 田凫;田凫的鸣声;海鸥之一种
田凫;田凫的鸣声;海鸥之一种
peewit n 1 :
large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [
synonym : {
lapwing }, {
green plover }, {
peewit }, {
pewit }]
2 :
small olive -
colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [
synonym : {
pewee }, {
peewee }, {
peewit }, {
pewit }, {
wood pewee }, {
Contopus virens }]
Peevit \
Pee "
vit \,
Peewit \
Pee "
wit \,
n . (
Zool .)
See {
Pewit }.
[
1913 Webster ]
peewit \
peewit \
n .
A large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs ;
the pewit .
Syn :
lapwing ,
green plover ,
pewit ,
peevit ,
peerwit .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
Any of several small olive -
colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America .
Syn :
pewee ,
peewee ,
pewit ,
wood pewee , {
Contopus virens }.
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
Pewit \
Pe "
wit \,
n . [
Prob .
of imitative origin ;
cf .
OD .
piewit ,
D .
kievit ,
G .
kibitz .] (
Zool .)
(
a )
The lapwing .
(
b )
The European black -
headed ,
or laughing ,
gull ({
Xema ridibundus }).
See under {
Laughing }.
(
c )
The pewee . [
Written also {
peevit }, {
peewit }, {
pewet }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Lapwing \
Lap "
wing `\,
n . [
OE .
lapwynke ,
leepwynke ,
AS .
hle ['
a ]
pewince ;
hle ['
a ]
pan to leap ,
jump (
prob .)
a word akin to AS .
wincian to wink ,
E .
wink ,
AS .
wancol wavering ;
cf .
G .
wanken to stagger ,
waver .
See {
Leap },
and {
Wink }.]
(
Zool .)
A small European bird of the Plover family ({
Vanellus cristatus },
or {
Vanellus vanellus }).
It has long and broad wings ,
and is noted for its rapid ,
irregular fight ,
upwards ,
downwards ,
and in circles .
Its back is coppery or greenish bronze .
Its eggs are the "
plover '
s eggs "
of the London market ,
esteemed a delicacy .
It is called also {
peewit },
{
dastard plover },
and {
wype }.
The {
gray lapwing }
is the {
Squatarola cinerea }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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